Jam on the Barbie.. Posted by Jo at 9:07 AM Lynda D said...

You are my kind of cook. Lazy. Though i havent made Jam yet, i cook outside too. I love slow cooked meals but the boys dont like the smell so i plug in the cooker outside in the pergola. I dream of an outdoor kitchen in there but first i need a vent over the BBQ and a few whirly gigs to let out the heat. Sometimes i wish Tilly were a little more sleepy.

Monday, 05 January, 2015 Boiling your jam down first before adding the sugar also helps reduce the necessary sugar as you are boiling off the liquid first. :) I've never tried it but a friend told me that. We're totally refined sugar free but one day I want to try a jam made with grated apple (adds sweetness and pectin) and honey to sweeten. :) I've never made jam. Helped out once on a farm. The idea of boiling sugar and fruit scares me!

Looks so gorgeous, all that cooking outdoors. Yum! Tanya Murray said...

Again, eminently practical advice. I like your style Ms Jo x CJ said...

Brilliant use of those little plums, and I bet the jam is delicious, plum jam is one of my favourites (along with apricot). Excellent tip for cooking it outside as well, although usually around here we're glad of the warmth of the stove. CJ xx Hey lovely friends, it's so much fun to steal The Girl's laptop and log on with her fiendishly complicated password and find happy little messages from you all.
Cooking in the garden is just too much fun. I wonder what else I can cook out there?
Jessie, I'd like to try jam making with honey too. it's on my list:) Let me know if you try it first. Left-Handed Housewife said...

I was really hoping to read a post on Barbie Dolls mucking about in jars of jelly, but this was good, too! Making jam outside seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to do, especially when it comes to clean up. And your jam looks wonderful!

Tuesday, 06 January, 2015 Cooking outdoors in the warm sun is my favorite. I haven't commented in a while because my tablet makes it sooooo difficult for me, but I want you to know I'm still here enjoying all your posts. I hope you enjoyed your holidays. Your jam looks delicious! I wish we had a cherry plum tree in our back yard, but then again, I bet the possums would love it as well ;). A lovely sunny tutorial Jo complete with a sleeping dog. Your job here, is most marvelously and eloquently, done :) duchess_declutter said...

Good one Jo. It takes a woman to think of something like this, it just makes more sense in hot weather. I've taken to being friends with our BBQ too. No preserving though. Your jams look lovely well done. cheers Wendy Ha, Frances, next time:)
Heather, so glad you are still with us! I love to hear from you:)I have been thinking of you this year as your daughter has left home and gone out into the wide world. Hope all is going well.
Fran, pop over if you want cherry plums. I have approximately one million:)
Wendy I rarely actually use the BBQ to barbecue meat! Love it! Once I actually have a bbq I'm going to do this. It reminds me of an italian friend of mine who's parents had a second kitchen in the garage, which was where they did their main preserving (I got my passata recipe from them) and catering for massive family events. I would love to have a similar thing one day. European immigrants often have brilliant, improvised outdoor kitchens for their kitchen-garden adventures. Our Greek neighbours many years ago did an enormous amount of cooking and preserving outside. Passata! That is my next project! Dar @ anexactinglife said...

Your adorable puppy looked very helpful. Dar, my puppy is SO helpful you wouldn't believe it. Especially when he does his trick of standing right behind me so I can't see him when I am stepping backwards with a large pot of hot jam. Sleeping is much more helpful really.

Wednesday, 07 January, 2015 Seems my comment didn't work yesterday :( Loved this idea of doing jam on the bbq, and great ideas for jam that doesn't quite work. As you say, it's all in the marketing!

Thursday, 08 January, 2015 Hi Fiona:) Lovely to see you! Isn't it incredibly annoying when the comments don't work? Glad it worked this time:) And yes, I have a jar of very firm jam from last year that I am thinking of relabelling..

Friday, 09 January, 2015
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